Schedule of Deposit
This is a down payment for costs you may incur during the case. Any money left over at the close of your cases will be refunded to you. Refunds will be issued at least 30 days after the cases are closed.
Filings
Complaint, Application, Petition – $250.00
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus – $300.00
Motion on Closed Case – $150.00
Motion on Separate Cause of Action – $150.00
Cross-Complaint / Counter-Claim – $25.00
Bond (needed for all Ex-Parte & Emergency Motions) – $50.00
Motion to Forgive Arrears – $50.00
Expungement and/or Sealing on Adult Contributing Cases – $50.00
Expungement and/or Sealing on Juvenile Cases – No Deposit
Motion (any Motion not listed above) – No Deposit
Service/Mailings
Service by Publication – $250.00
Service by Lorain County Sheriff – $50.00
Per Subpoena by Mail (if no money on deposit) – $10.00
Per Subpoena by Lorain County Sheriff – $30.00
Regular Mail Request – $2.00
Certified Mail Request – $13.00
Copies
Certified Copy of Entire Case File – $100.00
Non-Certified Copy of Entire Case File – $50.00
Court Fees
A court cost, or fee, is ordered by the Court at the end of your case. It is also a charge for a service provided to you by the Clerk’s Office.
Juvenile Court Fees
Delinquency Felony Cases – $124.00
Delinquency Misdemeanor Cases – $89.00
Traffic Moving Cases – $93.00
Traffic Non-Moving Cases – $64.00
Unruly Cases – $64.00
Driver Seat Belt Ticket (added onto traffic cost) – $30.00
Passenger Seat Belt Ticket (added onto traffic cost) – $20.00
Tobacco Offender Cases – $39.00
Indigent Application Fee – $25.00
Restitution – Court Order
Fees for Copies
Certified Copy (per page) – $1.00
Non-Certified Copy (per page) – $0.10
Fax Copies ($2.00 transmission fee + per page cost) – $0.25
Email (after first 25 pages there is a per page cost) – $0.10
Other Fees
Court Ordered Drug Test – 12 Panel – $28.00 (each additional panel $22.00)
Contempt Bond Surcharges – $25.00
Court Reporter Fee – $25.00
Glossary of Terms in Schedule of Deposit
Bond – The contract of security that you will appear for the next hearing.
Certified Copy – A copy of an original document that has a certificate stating it is a true copy of the document.
Complaint, Application, Petition – A legal document filed with a court that starts the case. The party filing the document states the facts and identifies the action the party is asking the court to take.
Counter-Claim – A response filed by the opposing party of a complaint, which states the facts and identifies action the court is requested to take against the party that filed the complaint.
Cross-Complaint – A legal document filed by one party against a co-party, which states the facts and identifies action the court is requested to take against the party that filed the Complaint.
Ex-Parte – Proceeding where one party is present, and the other party is not present and does not know of the proceeding. Latin for “one party only.”
Expungement – An order that removes the record of a case. Once a record is expunged, it is as if the case never happened.
Motion – A formal request to the court for an order or a particular result.
Non-Certified Copy – An unofficial copy of an original document.
Service – A method of legally notifying a person of a court action and/or hearing.
Sealing – An order that gives the appearance that a record has been removed. Once a record is sealed, the record is not readily available to the public.
Subpoena – A process that causes a witness to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony to the court.
Writ of Habeas Corpus – A request for the court to review a person’s continued confinement or seeking an order to release a person from where the person is being held or resides. Latin for “you have the body.”
Contacting the Court
Main Line: 440-329-5187